East Longmeadow's Alyssa Balboni, left, was voted the girls Division I MVP by the officials. She is among six athletes being honored Friday at the Pioneer Valley Soccer Officials Association's annual awards banquet. (Staff Photo by David Molnar)

The Pioneer Valley Soccer Officials Association will honor several schools, athletes and officials Friday at the annual awards banquet.

Four high school teams will be honored with sportsmanship awards and six athletes will be given most valuable player honors, as voted on by the officials.

The Division I MVPs were given to Ludlow’s Nick Zucco and East Longmeadow’s Alyssa Balboni.

Zucco, the senior goalkeeper helped lead the Lions to their second straight state title with a 2-1 win over Masconomet. He earned the shutout in a 1-0 win over Worcester North in the state semifinals.

Balboni racked up eight goals and seven assists on the season, leading the Spartans to the D-I state finals for the first time.

In Division II, the MVP honors went to Monson’s Dennis Vacon and Sabis’ Marissa Rodriguez.

“Marissa has been very receptive to the officials both before and after games,” Sabis coach Matt Smith said. “She’s like our own little welcoming committee. She’s been an all-around player for us and we counted on her to make up for our mistakes.”

In addition to receiving the individual honors, both Vacon and Rodriguez were part of a team honor as well. The Monson boys team and the Sabis girls team were given the sportsmanship award for Division II and III.

“We take the philosophy that a game is a game and when it’s over it’s over,” Smith added. “This is a great group of young ladies and they demonstrate that sportsmanship every game.”

In Division III, Holyoke Catholic’s Trevor Lewicki was named MVP. Lewicki, just a junior, was the only player given the award that will return next season. Lewicki was an all-state honoree and led the Gaels with 12 goals and two assists this season.

For the girls, St. Mary’s Emily Brown was named the D-III MVP. The senior forward tallied an impressive 19 goals and five assists, helping lead the Saints to their first postseason berth in 11 years.

Sportsmanship awards for Division I went to the Sci-Tech boys team and the Commerce girls team.

The PVSOA awards banquet will be held Friday at the Polish American Citizen’s Club in Ludlow. The banquet will begin with a social hour at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and award presentations. Tickets are $30 per person, $20 for students. For more information contact Jim Duggan at (413)267-3467 or jamesduggan@comcast.net.